RTÉ Should Be TG4 – And Here’s Why
Lecturer and author Niamh Hourigan discusses TG4, the Irish language television channel, in the Irish Times with some interesting, if debatable, points:Continue Reading
Category: The Irish Language – An Ghaeilge
Cymdeithas Yr Iaith Gymraeg At 50
2012 is the 50th anniversary of the founding of Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg (the Welsh Language Society) and The Penny Post carries a seriesContinue Reading
A Year Of The French
There is an interesting series of articles, in French, on the status of the Irish language in the North ofContinue Reading
Lá An Dreoilín Shona Duit!
May I wish all my readers a happy Lá an Dreoilín. Enjoy the hunting 😉
Irish Books For Irish Children – A Success Story
The Irish publishing industry has always struggled against the domination of the book market here by overseas English-language publishers, particularlyContinue Reading
An Anti-Irish Free State?
I’ve written several pieces here about the shock and dismay felt by many Irish-speaking citizens across Ireland at the decision by the currentContinue Reading
Searglighe an tSionnaigh Fionn
Apologies to everyone who has been emailing, tweeting or commenting over the last few days but (to borrow a descriptionContinue Reading
Dáithí Ó hÓgáin – Ar Dheis Dé Go Raibh A Anam
A brief post to mark the passing of Professor Dáithí Ó hÓgáin, a man who brought academic rigour to the popular promotion of Early Irish Literature, MythologyContinue Reading
Colonially Speaking
While in my earlier post it was good to see positive news for Ireland’s Irish-speaking population, it’s depressing to beContinue Reading
An Irish Slam!
Nice report from the Derry Journal on the recent All-Ireland Poetry Slam competition held in the Maiden City and its winner, IrishContinue Reading
The Québécois Demand Their Rights, While The Gaeilgeoirí Plead For Theirs
Some interesting news on the revived language debate in Québec. With Francophone nationalism at a House of Commons level suffering something of anContinue Reading
Irish Republican Army – The History Of A Name
While many decry the growth of the internet for its allegedly deleterious effects on the absorption of information by theContinue Reading
Fighting The Peace
Outreach? What outreach?! Looking on at the hostility of many in the British separatist minority as they react to the half-hearted overturesContinue Reading
Fight The Power!
From Galltacht, the Hidden Ireland blog, Eoin Ó Riain brings the latest news on the campaign to defend the officeContinue Reading
#AnGhaeilge
Some more fun with Occupy images, this time from here, with Sábháil Ár dTeanga and #AnGhaeilge theme.
Abair Leat!
A new online Irish language social network, Abair Leat!, is to be launched (actually relaunched) in 2012 and is currently going throughContinue Reading
British Minority To Irish Majority: Your Language Is Foreign Gobbledegook
Last week the DUP leader and Joint First Minister Peter Robinson made an “outreach” at his party conference to RomanContinue Reading
Special Educational Needs And Gaelscoileanna
It is widely recognised that some of the best educational services in Ireland for children with Special Needs is throughContinue Reading
Some Classic Irish Language Book Covers
I love books, especially old books (much to the detriment of my bank account). I’ve managed to gather a wide and variedContinue Reading
We Are 42%
Another image borrowed from the Occupy movement with another Irish spin. More of the original images are available from libcom.org and occupypocatello.org. The 42% ofContinue Reading
Tá An Réabhlóid Ag Teacht!
Inspired by the images emerging from the Occupy movement here are some more adaptations of my own, this time in the styleContinue Reading
The Contrasting Fortunes Of Gaelic Scotland And Gaelic Ireland
Scotland is to create its first Scottish-speaking museum, one primarily dedicated to its native language and culture. From Culture24: “The firstContinue Reading
AN SIONNACH FIONN 